The SiteMapDataSource control enables you to declaratively data-bind to site navigation data in your pages. The
SiteMapDataSource control is used as a data source to place a site map on the website. A site map is a way to present all folders and pages of the website. The site map information can appear in many forms. SiteMapDataSource control is used generally as a data source for asp: SiteMapPath control.
Some Important Properties of SiteMapDataSource Control:
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Sitemap Provider |
Gets or sets the name of the site map provider. This information is written on web.config file. |
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StartingUrlNode |
Used to set the URL in the sitemap that will be considered as root. |
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ShowStartingNode |
True/false. Whether to show starting node or not. |
Sitemap.master
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SiteMapDataSource1">
</asp:Repeater>
<asp:SiteMapDataSource StartingNodeUrl="~/home.aspx" ID="SiteMapDataSource1" runat="server" />
<asp:SiteMapPath ID="SiteMapPath1" runat="server"/>
Here StartingNodeUrl is "~/home.aspx" site map Node will be started from Home
Web.sitemap
<siteMap xmlns="net" >
<siteMapNode url="home.aspx"title="Home" description="Home">
<siteMapNode url="database.aspx"title="Database" description="Database">
<siteMapNode url="sqlserver.aspx"title="SqlServer"description="Sql"/>
<siteMapNode url="mysql.aspx"title="My Sql" description="My Sql" />
</siteMapNode>
<siteMapNode url="script.aspx"title="Scripting Language" description="Scripting Language" >
<siteMapNode url="javascript.aspx"title="java script" description="Java script" />
<siteMapNode url="vbscript.aspx"title="vb script" description="1" />
</siteMapNode>
</siteMapNode>
</siteMap>
Here home.aspx is the parent node of database.aspx and script.aspx. sqlserver.aspx & mysql.aspxare child node of database.aspx. javascript.aspx and vbscript.aspx are the child node of script.aspx
Home.aspx
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server" NavigateUrl="~/database.aspx">Database</asp:HyperLink>
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink4" runat="server" NavigateUrl="~/script.aspx">Scripting language</asp:HyperLink>
When add Database.aspx Script.aspx page then select sitemap.master
Database.aspx
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server" NavigateUrl="~/sqlserver.aspx">SqlServer</asp:HyperLink>
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink2" runat="server" NavigateUrl="~/mysql.aspx">MySql</asp:HyperLink>
Script.aspx
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server" NavigateUrl="~/javascript.aspx">Java Script</asp:HyperLink>
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink2" runat="server" NavigateUrl="~/vbscript.aspx">VB Script</asp:HyperLink>
Run the project
Now site map path will show on the page
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